PPL Corporation announced that Gregory N. Dudkin, PPL Electric Utilities president since 2012, has been elected executive vice president and chief operating officer of PPL. Stephanie R. Raymond, vice president of Distribution Operations, will succeed him as president of PPL Electric Utilities, PPL's Pennsylvania electric utility subsidary. The changes are effective April 12, 2021. Under Dudkin's leadership over the past decade, PPL Electric Utilities has developed one of the nation's most advanced electricity networks, consistently delivered award-winning customer satisfaction, and firmly established itself among the industry's leaders in reliability. He brings four decades of experience in energy and telecommunications operations to his new role as COO. In his new position, Dudkin will report to Sorgi and oversee PPL's regulated utility operations in the U.S., with the heads of PPL's Pennsylvania and Kentucky utility operations reporting to him. In addition, he will oversee the process to secure regulatory approval of PPL's planned acquisition of The Narragansett Electric Company in Rhode Island and to integrate this electricity and gas delivery business into PPL. In March, PPL announced separate agreements to sell its U.K. utility business to National Grid and to acquire Narragansett Electric from National Grid. The transactions are expected to close within four months and one year, respectively, and will reposition PPL as a high-growth, U.S.-focused energy company. In her new role, Raymond will oversee electricity delivery and customer service to 1.4 million homes and businesses in eastern and central Pennsylvania, as well as PPL Electric Utilities' continued investments in infrastructure and technology to improve service to customers. This includes the company's ongoing work to strengthen and modernize the power grid and enable increased integration of distributed energy resources, including solar power and energy storage, that will advance a cleaner energy future.